Worship - March 3, 2019

Worship Leader .................................................... Odies Wright

Hymn #4 ...................................................... To God Be the Glory

Welcome ................................................................. Terry Brown

We Celebrate the Lord’s Supper Hymn #902 ................................. Nothing But the Blood of Jesus

Hymn ............................................. How Deep the Father’s Love

Communion Meditation ....................................... Collin Pittman

Offering ................................................................ Collin Pittman

Hymn ..................................................... Holy Spirit Dwell In Me Hymn ................................................................ Lord, I Need You Hymn ............................................... Holy Spirit, Breathe On Me

Psalm 55:16-17, Luke 11:1-4 ....................................... Riley Holt

Prayer ............................................................................. Dan Cox

Hymn #555 .............................................................. Seek Ye First

(Parents may escort their children to TLC)

“Luke - How Much More?”

Message ............................................................. Nathan Burrow

Hymn ............................................................................. In Need

Hillcrest News .................................................... Jack Hardcastle

Elder Blessing .............................................................. Don Pope

Hymn #112 ........................................ Wonderful Grace of Jesus

Welcome Guests! We are glad you are here! Please fill out a Welcome Visitor card and place in the collection plate. Go by our Information Area on the right side of the Worship Center for materials that will better acquaint you with Hillcrest.

Nursery

For your convenience, a staffed nursery is available for children ages 2 months to 24 months. Check in is through the back doors of the Worship Center in the Bacon St. Foyer. The parents’ nursery and training area is available to parents and children. Enter at the back of the Worship Center.

Children’s Church

Children ages 2-4 years old can go to Children’s Church (also known as TLC) during the song before the sermon. Parents may escort their child to the children’s wing for TLC and escort them to class following worship.

Welcome New Members!

Cathy Allred

David & Elizabeth Boima, daughters Yarie & Mary, son Jim

Carlton & Dee Burke

Labor for Your Neighbor - Mar. 24

Putting our faith into action by helping our neighbors, we are looking for jobs/projects we can do on Sunday, March 24, as part of Labor for Your Neighbor. If you have a job that you need help doing or know of someone we could bless, please call or email Alan Clute at 691-4217 or aclute@hillcrestonline.com. Please describe what needs to be done, where, and how many people are needed. We are also gathering jobs from community organizations. You will have opportunities to sign up to serve starting today.

Calendar of Events

March

3 ............. Hillcrest 101 Class

3 .............. Bible Class Fellowship

24 ............ Labor For Your Neighbor

26 ............ Hilltoppers Luncheon

31 ........... Faith at Home Sunday

April

7 ............. Send the Light Sunday

7 ............. Church-wide Picnic

7 ............. Bible Class Fellowship

14 ........... Hillcrest 60th Anniversary

26-28 ...... HEB Family Retreat

30 ........... Hilltoppers Luncheon

May

5 ............. Bible Class Fellowship

8 .............. Cajun Fest LAFF

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Announcements

Hillcrest Softball - Spring Season starts tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. on Field 1 against Baker Heights.

Bridal Shower - Mar. 17

Honoring Terah Brown, bride elect of Arsenio Geter, March 17 from 2-4 p.m. at 1682 Newcastle (home of Kathy Moore). Bring your favorite recipe to add to the couple’s cookbook. Selections at Target, Dillard's, and Bed Bath and Beyond. Terah is the daughter of Terry and Gail Brown.

Do You Have This Book? Ladies Bible Class is looking for copies of the book Power To Be by Thomas Olbrich. Please contact Linda Huff if you would be willing loan it to the Ladies Bible Class teachers.

Children’s Ministry

Nursery: 2-24 Months (TEAM #1) Staffed nursery and training room available

Children’s Church (Ages 2-4) The time for parents to escort their child to the children’s wing for children’s church will be specified in the order of worship. Parents, please escort your child to class following worship services

Bible Bowl - No practice today

Leadership Training for Christ (LTC) April 19-20 in Dallas

Missions & Faith Sharing

Send the Light is April 7! 58 Hillcrest members will participate in short-term missions in 10 countries during 2019! The Foreign Missions Team has set a congregational goal to raise $89,700 on April 7, representing half of airfare for the campaigners and some medicines for Zambia Medical Mission. This special collection will be highlighted during several Sundays in March. Please be praying and consider how you can contribute.

In addition to the special contribution date, you may go ahead and make an online contribution at hillcrestonline.com/give or by texting "SendTheLight" to 325-221-4447.

Community Services

Labor for Your Neighbor - March 24 We are partnering with our local community organizations to help with various needs on Labor for Your Neighbor Sunday. Sign up at the side of the auditorium beginning today.

The Christian Service Center is in need of volunteers to work 3 hours a week. They are also in need of plates, flatware, skillets, pots and pans, and new packages of ladies underwear. All items can be put in the box located near the information table.

Family Ministry

Wednesday nights - Room 14/15 "Creating an Atmosphere of Open Brokenness in Yourself, Your Family, and Your Church.”

Faith at Home Sunday - March 31 “Am I My Brother’s Keeper: Bringing Peace to a Violent World”

March 31, 9 a.m. - Dan Cox, Executive Director of Noah Project, will discuss ways we can combat family violence and create a place of transformation for families.

March 31, 10:30 a.m. - Chad Mitchel, author, Brother’s Keeper, will share with us during Bible Class time the story of how a football team was transformed, despite diverse backgrounds and street violence.

Adult Education

Sunday Adult Classes

Morning - A study of the book of Romans Chapel 6 p.m. Service - Lawrence Ray Smith

Tuesday Ladies Bible Class - Mar. 5 10 a.m. “The Promise of Presence ” Ch. 8 John 14:15-23, Teacher: Marty Williams

Wednesday Night Classes

Rm 10 - “The Road to Christian Maturity” Teacher: Rische Beeson

Rm 17 - The Freedom in Christ video series

Rm 14/15 - "Creating an Atmosphere of Open Brokenness in Yourself, Your Family, and Your Church.”

Rm 219 - Ladies Class - A Shepherd looks at the Good Shepherd (the 2nd book of the Shepherd Trilogy by Phillip Keller)

Youth Ministry

Middle School Madness/Huddles There will be no Middle School Madness tonight due to Bible Class Fellowship.

High School - Since today is Bible Class Fellowship, meeting times and locations are different today. Here is the plan for high school Huddle groups:

9th grade: 1271 Estates Drive 79602, (Barbarick’s House), 6:00-7:30 p.m.

10th-11th grade: No Meeting Today

12th grade: No Meeting Today

Wednesday Evening Class - Join us this Wed. evening for small group discussion in the high school youth room starting at 7:00 p.m. All 6th-12th graders are invited!

Prayer Breakfast - Thursday Morning All 6th-12th graders are invited to join us for Prayer Breakfast this Thursday morning from 7:00-7:45 a.m. We will meet at Rosas Café on Judge Ely for the month of March. Parents are invited to join us and help give rides to school.

Spring Retreat - March 29-31 Registration for the HYG Spring Retreat is now open! To register, text the word HYGEVENTS to 43506 to be directed to the youth ministry events registration page. Cost is $60 per student. Registration deadline is Sunday March 24th.

HillcrestU

Tonight: University Life Groups will not meet. Pray for our group as we return from our retreat in Rocksprings, TX!

Monday: REACH Tutoring at 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday : “Freedom in Christ” series , Rm. 17 at 7 p.m.

Thursday: Small group prayer chapel, 11 a.m. REACH, 4:30 - 6 p.m.

Canterbury Crossing Apartments

Family News

Jan. Offering ............. $122,240 Giving Options Text-to-Give 325-221-4447 hillcrestonline.com/give Bank Draft - Contact office

Attendance Last Week

A.M. Assembly ....................... 653

Bible Classes ........................... 683

P.M. Chapel .............................. 42

Wednesday Bible Class ........... 349

Membership ........................... 892

Worship Times

Sunday Morning Worship - 9 a.m. Bible Classes - 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship - 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Classes - 7 p.m.

Confidential Prayer Request Cards

Prayer cards and envelopes are in the card racks on the back of the pews. You may fill out and place in collection plate, hand to an elder or turn it in to the office.

Members/Visits & Prayers

Family and Friends

Dorothy Byers - stroke/mother of Rosemary & Nelda

Jordan Cicalla - crohns/grandson of Janette Bradshaw

John Crawley - cancer/Margaret Crawley’s bro.-in-law

Jo Hailey - cancer/friend of Sharon Reeves

Chuck Harvey & family - relatives of Margaret Cooper

Peggy Hendrix - relative of Vic & Nelda Swedland

Keith Henry - burn recov/Lynn & Paula Leverett’s friend

Joney Hernandez - surgery/niece of Nina Perez

Ricky Howard - stroke/bro. of Johnnie Howard

Brad Loveland - Charles Loveland’s son

Cathy Luna - Marie Balderson’s niece

Oleta Morris - stroke/doing well

Barbara O’Banion - bone cancer/Jackie Vardiman’s mom

Amos Palma - cancer/Vel Martinez’s brother

Chase Sellers - cancer/grandson of Menda Sanders

Tina Stokes - liver transplant/Stokes’ daughter-in-law

Michael Uvalle - cancer/nephew of Nina Perez

Alicia Vannoord - MS/Randy & Nancy Edgar’s daughter

Brian Whayland - cancer/Jerry & Elaine Morris’ friend

Homebound Members

Military

Chris Baker–KS/Jennie Baker’s son/LuGene Lewis’ grandson

Brent & Katie Carder - grandson of Bill & Pat Bratcher

Stephen Compton - grandson of Ralph Pope

Jerrod Duggan - Germany/son of Jim & Janiece Watts

Jamie Earles - son of Eddie & Cindy Earles

Mike Glackmeyer - son-in-law of Cecil & Elida Hernandez, hus-

band of Kathryn, father of Cami & Colton

William Jenkins - husband of Kay, Halie Nora’s father

Paul Kitchen - husband of Nicole Reno Kitchen

Sean Merritt - grandson of Bill & Jerry Wright

Michael Price - Kansas/son of Shane & Carmen Price

Kevin Pruitt - Africa/son-in law of Gordon & Linda Stokes

Jason Wellborn - Tampa, FL/son Dub & Patty Rae Wellborn

Scott Wellborn - Middle East/Dub & Patty Rae Wellborn’s son

John Williams - AL/son-in-law-Dub & Patty Rae Wellborn

Notes

Dear Friends, I sincerely hope you feel my appreciation for your sweet prayers, beautiful cards, visits, and flowers, text messages, phone calls, concerns and your love for me while in the hospital and now at home. You did all of this to the least of these and you have warmed my heart!! Thank you so very much!! My love, Peggy Goodwin Hillcrest Church, My deep appreciation for the Sybil Faubus Award, what a bless-ing it is to work side by side for our Lord and Savior. Love in Christ Paula Leverett

Prayer List & Notes Billie Allen Toler Brannon Howard Cagle Jay Derrick Everett & Nancy Ferguson Nell Gee Marita Hardcastle Katelyn Harlow Mills

Vaughn Herron Buck & Bonnie Hood Joyce Mullinax Eddie Pierson Lil Powers June Robbins Terry Robeson LeRoy Thompson Gayle Ash

Ray Blackwell Kirk Bruton Gwyn Burns & Riley Suzanne Carter Martha Cole Bootsie Conley James & Anita Cox Curt Dickson Jane Duncan Jarrell Edwards (broken leg) Deloris Edwards Everett & Nancy Ferguson Chester Foster Donna Gee Jack Goble Rodney & Laura Goodman Katelyn Harlow Mills Rosemary Hays Vaughn Herron Buck & Bonnie Hood Kathryn Wyler Johnnie Howard Darrel Jenkins

Janet Jergins (cancer) Bob Joy Ken Kiser Vel Martinez (illness) Ray McGlothlin Jerry Morris (back) Joyce Mullinax Dik & Angie Pittman Eva Post Lil Powers Carol Reese (Knee) Terry Robeson Jeanne Robinson Marian Rowe Deonna Shake Lee & Laverne Trumbo Jim Vaughan Judy Walker Gene Williams Dub & Mattie Wilson Donna Wilson June Wheeler Bill & Jerry Wright Kathryn Wyler

Sermon Notes Luke – How Much More?

Luke 11:1-33

Praying Like Jesus

One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1

Why did the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray?

Audacious Prayer

I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. Luke 11:8

What role do hope and imagination have in prayer?

Living for More

“If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:13

How does our prayer life fit into the mission of God?

Small Group Discussion

The Praying Life

Read Luke 11:1-13 and reflect together:

1. Which story do you most relate to when it comes to prayer (friend relationship, parent child relationship)? Explain.

2. What does Jesus encourage his disciples to pray for? Why?

3. What does Jesus’ teaching on prayer reveal about the will and mission of God?

4. Pray together about the things that you have shared.